Radiator shield



Dec. 30, 1930 I ALTHEMER 1,787,184

RADIATOR SHIELD Filed March 5. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f. 55w QLTHE/MEE 4 fly Dec. 30, 1930. B. ALTHEIMER 1,787,184

RADIATOR SHIELD Filed March 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 //V V6 N Toe. 551v Q1. THE/M52 EM 6f? Hr raga/n Patented De'mSQ, 1930 BEN, ALrnnI na, or UNIVERSITY. CITY, MIssoUR ASSIGNOB TO MYRTLE ALTHEIMER,

* or Um vaasI'rY cir'mrrrssounr a r RADIATOR SHIELD Application filed March' 5.192s? seal in. 344,239.

My invention relates, to improvements in radiator shields, and has for itsiprimary ob ject a shield composed of flexible material,

such as paper or starched textile fabric, which i is so folded that the shield is made a unitary structure and out of, a rectangular piece of inaterialso that no special cutting will be necessary.

A further object shield of paper or textile fabric which canbe readily folded for shipping purposes. p

A still further objectis to construct acradi- I ator shield of paper or textile, fabric which over the metallic shield now in general use, 1 p .F g. ;8 .1s a plan 'view ofa sheet of material out 'of which the shield is formed; the dotted can be supplied with reinforcementsthereby lnaking the same very rigi d.

My improved, shield has many advantages among these beingits extremecheapness so that it can be frequently replaced, and in the I formed of paper; 3

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same show event of it being made voftextile fabric, the{ shield can be periodically washed and starched .1

so as to always present a clean appearance. Another advantageis that by being made of paper or textile fabric, they .canbe closely I packed so as to occupy a relatively small,

space, both while being shipped or in storage,

and another advantage islthat the shields can be decorated inany desirable manner so as to harmonize with the furnishings or color scheme of the various rooms n wh ch they are to be used, and this decoration maybe either done at'the time'ofmanufacture or the individual may'decorate theshields 'ac-.

cording to his own desire. 1

- My device is especially useful hotels,

apartment buildings, clubs, etc. since itcan'be furnished at a relatively low cost and, then, after thefheating season is over, can -be destroyed, thus obviating the unsightly radiator shield during the warm season.

a mechanic tojinstal'l these shields;-

- In theedrawingsz Fig. 1 is a front view of my device when is to constructa radiator "th htl fl.t dth '"tl th' It is to be partlcul'arlynoted from my cones e8 ays L an pom wlere 1S struction that the shield will protect the walls as well, if not better, than the expensive radi-i. ator shields now in use and it does not take ingit in position onaradiator, the radiator 'beingishown in dotted lines; "[IFig 3 is '"an enlarged vertical section through thejshield showing the reinforced niei'nbers; f I p Fig. el is a front'view of my shield as folded for storage or'shippingj i f Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the same; Fig.6 is a modified form of construction in' which the corners atthe top are reinforced and the bottom of the shield is turned inward "so asto catch any falling dustat the rear; Fig. is a fragmental view'ofthe'lower end of the shield with the bottom turnedoutwardand -res i g against the w -11 so as, to preventdust' rising from the floor from pass. ing along e Wall; p

and dash lines showing the fold's; Fig. 9 is a perspective view ofthe shield showing the same partiallyfolded. ig. 10 i a perspective view of the wire reinforcement made'useof; f V Figqll is avers al section of tneshield when made of textile fabric; 1 p

Fig.1-2 is a perspective view .of the edge reinforcementwhich may. be employed; and J (Fig. 13 is a perspective View of the corner reinforcements which I may employ.

In the construction of mydevice I make 'usefof af'rectan'gular sheet 'of material 14, which may be formed either of paper or textilefabric. One of the short. edgesof this 'fold meets the-outer edgeof the paper is the commencement of the diagonal fold 18, the other end of this diagonal fold terminatingat the lower 'end of the folded line 16. After this fold has been-made, the sheet is then again folded over on the lines 16 which form the lines or folds 18, and then the sheet is folded along the lines 22 and 23 as illustrated in FigQ 9. These folds may be either no underneath the portion 24 which forms the top of the shield when the same is assembled in folded position or they may be brought over on the-outside of the 'ortions 25 which form the tapering side mem ers fthe shield.

After these. folds have been jmade,

- fold 26 is formed parallel to and'adj ac'ei'it the lower edge of the shield so. as to form "a pocket .27; After the device, has been thus folded, it is secured in foldediposition by.

' means of staples, eyelets, or other suitable fastening means. l vhen the deviceisthusassembled, it s substantially L-shaped in "vertical cross section asillustrated in Fig. 3, and U-shaped in horizontal cross section. The lower edgeof the turned down portion 29 may be in-turned as indicated by thenuineral30 soas toiorm a ledge to catch "dustI It will be'noted from Figs; 2 and6 that .the iorwiarded'geoif the top 24 eXtenClsbeyO'IId the ,iiadiatoi'" at its forward portion so as tocompletely .cover the extreme. 11 "per portion'of the radiator mes es-Getawa revents dust from escapingat thiefront of t e radiator. I

In: order, to 1101a no j depending I or rear portion'filjofthje radiator'shield in extended position, {I preierably teinploya; Ushaped wirei32 Ztvh'iCh'has its lower ends 33turned inwardly lsp that these .ends will-hotpehetrat through the 'loweii end. ofthe cover.

If desired. the corners of the cover at the as .by nieansiof tongues .35. The, upper edges of the top member may alsobe reinforced by means of angular strips 3.6"whicfh are formed, in' the same manner and materialas the stiller an insert 37 maybe provided, this insert being either of cardboard, ply-Wood, a metallic platezorother stifiening'material.

- top my be reinforced. with metall'icppaper,

fabric or cardboard ,Lcorner' brackets '34 as illustrated in Fig.11-3 which can be secured to the'c'over in'any well known manner such corner brackets o i A I To-flirther rei'nior'ce the top or render it In Fig. 11 Ihave shown a cover in which the body portion 39 is madeof a rectangular piece oftextile .fabric. This textile fab 1 v is-fo'lde'd in a mannersimilar to the paper sheet 14: but is provided w'ith additional stif reningoifabric 40 at theportion corresponding v to the part 2} and withstifiening material 41, which corresponds to the. lower end of v the shieldf Whenthe shield "is formed of textile lab- -ric,,1t is preferably-secured together, means of stitches or other suitable fastening devices so thatj the sheet out of which this shield en' the shield .IlC it fis'also designed to use the U-shaped iisformed can be laundered, stanc'hed, and (an i ironed. A I

is formed of textile fabsupporting member '32 for'tlie back; portion 39 so as to hold it in tau-t position;

"The-purpose of starchingthe textile shield is mainly to renderit practically nonporous but also to stiffen it so that it will have a smooth. appearance when ironed.

I I'do not desire to limit myself to any spefcific ty e of textile material as this may be ma ma teri'al,"' can be made of various materials .which' are washable- My device can be made vorious'gradlesland, if madeof textile either inplai-n colors-it may be made in varigated colors, itjmay be hand-painted, or otherwise. In fact any material of the kind naforeedescribed, which will harmonize with the interior decorationsor color scheme can be used without departing from the spirit ofiny invention. 7

1 preferably form'my device from a paper commercially known as hr-aft paper, which has suflicient bodyto retain sharp creases and be stiff enoughwhen'iioldediand assembled to retain itsshape without the us'e of extraneous stiffening means under ordinary circu-nr stances, the stilfen'in-g means shownin the drawings, such as the wire member for the rear portion of the cover and the reinforcement for the'top; "beingto guard against unforeseenand accidei-ital occurrences, the one against accidental-folding of the back other than ,the original"foldinggfaiid on the top to guard against creasing on top'of the radiator, either by objects being placed thereon or by persons leaning or sitting on the radiator. An essential feature ofniy device is thatit made from a single flexible sheet of paper and has 'a -b ody of'sufilcient stiffness to permanently retain creases formed therein during thefolding andto be self supporting aftersuch folding is completed and secured.

In other words, the material from which my radiator shield is 'made is of a single thiokness flexible enough to be folded and the paper will not be broken while the folds are made, it still being rigid enough or having sulficient .bodyso that extraneous supporting devices, such as wire frames and the like, are. not needed. I

It is also my intention to so fold the radiator shield from paper that it will snugly, hug the'radi'ator and that the edges of the shield due to their being doubled-over or folded becomesuficientlystilfened so as not to wave orvibrate due to the action of the heat .ema- I nating from the radiator.

It will also be noted from my construction that the various edges of my assembled device are reinforced by means of the papers being doubled upon itself. This also tends to stiffen my structure and render it self' supporting. I

It will be further noted that the shield made acording to myv application is not draped around or over a radiator nor does it require a supporting frame but the device is self supporting and lies smoothly and snugly construction of the shield which has been described is not only tough and flexible so I that it may be I properly shaped without seams, from a single piece, thus making it in all of its portions integral, but it is also impervious, so that the. pocket or. upper porition of the shield covering the radiator-will not permit the passage of any air, which may be dust laden, through the material of which the shield is composed, this being an important feature in protecting the wall above and to the rear of the radiator from being soiled by a deposit of dust and dirt carried by the currents of air rising from the radiator.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. An impervious radiator shield formed from a single sheet of flexible material having'a top portion, a back portion, a depend-- ing portion integral with said top portion, said depending portion extending entirely across the upper front portion of aradiator and partially along its sides, a dust ledge integral with that portion of the depending portion that extends along the front of the radiator, and substantially triangular side members adapted to extend along a portion of the sides of said radiator whereby substan: tially the entire front and a major portion of the sides of the radiator are left exposed.

2. The radiator shield of claiml in which all of the edges of the material are folded upon themselves so as to form reinforcements for said shield.

3. An impervious shield formed from a single sheet of flexible material, folded to form a back, a top, a front apron and sides joining the ends of the top, apron and back, all the said parts being formed by folding the material and forming an unseamed, inrpervious cover open below, the material employed having suflicient body to permanently retain the folds and make the shield selfmainraining as to shape, and means for securing theportions of the sheet in folded.

position.

4. A radiator shield formed from a single sheet 'of flexible, impervious material, folded to formia back, a top, a front apron, and sides at the endsof the top and apron, whereby there is formed an unseam'ed impervious cover for thetop .and back of a radiator,

leaving it exposed at the front-and sides, the

- said sides of the shield being doubled, whereby the top and apron ofthe shield are reinforced. I

5. A radiator shield formed from a single sheet of flexible, impervious material, folded to form a back, a top, an apron at the front edge of the top, a ledge'inturned from the lower edge of the apron, and sides at the ends of the top, apron and ledge, the said parts constituting an unseamed impervious cover for the top and back of the ra diator, leaving it exposed at the front and sides, with the said sides of the shield douthe bled, whereby the top, apron and ledge of shield are reinforced.

6. A radiator shield formed from a single sheet of flexible, impervious material, folded to form a back, a top, an apron at'the front of'the top,and sides at the ends of the top and apron, having a plurality of thicknesses of the material, whereby these parts are reinforced, the sides extending downward along the edges of the back, the construction being such as to form a cover for the top portion of the radiator, impervious and unseamed. I V 7 A radiator shield as in claim 4, formed also with a dust ledge carried by the front apronand having portions of the folded sides resting against the top and secured thereto to assist in supporting and stiffening the same.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

I BEN ALTHEIMER. 

